Tagged: gibraltar

September 26, 2019 @ 7:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital Assets are the Future of Securities It is a truism that digital assets are the future of public securities. The ink on paper certificates have had a good run but the digitization of finance is upon us and securities must be digitized. The advent… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Joey Garcia, a partner at blockchain-focused law firm Isolas, is advocating for a global regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. According to a release, Garcia reviewed the concept at a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Cryptocurrencies Working Group meeting, supported and sponsored by the… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 7:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paragon, a Cannabis-focused company that completed an initial coin offering (ICO) that was determined to be an offering of unregistered securities by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has begun accepting applications for investor refunds. According to a recent update on the Paragon site, the… Read More

August 15, 2019 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Lendingblock, a platform that enables fully collateralized crypto vs crypto lending agreements, has received a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Lendingblock received an in-principle DLT license in late 2018. By providing collateralized borrowing and lending, Lendingblock can… Read More

August 12, 2019 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

This is something you do not see that often – a company offering to buy back all of the tokens (CLN) issued in an initial coin offering. Colu DLT, a subsidiary of Colu Group based in Gibraltar, has issued a release stating it will “voluntarily… Read More

August 5, 2019 @ 7:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, cryptocurrency platform in Mexico that claims one million users, has become the first Latin America company to be fully licensed as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Provider in Gibraltar. Bitso will now operate within a regulated environment thus ensuring custody, withdrawals, and trading of… Read More

July 6, 2019 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitbond, an online lender that is in the midst of a security token offering (STO), is in discussions with the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX). Bitbond manages a lending platform that describes itself as “the first cryptocurrency based lending platform for business loans that operates globally…. Read More

July 5, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

TokenMarket, a UK-based investment platform, is scheduled to kick off its security token offering (STO) this Monday (July 8), according to their website, closing on July 22nd. As previously reported, TokenMarket is seeking up to £2 million in equity in the company. TokenMarket reports that,… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto forensics firm Chainalysis has partnered with Lendingblock, the institutional lending exchange for digital assets. Chainalysis will provide AML/KYC technology to Lendingblock. Lendingblock allows hedge funds, exchanges, asset managers, etc. to find liquidity and facilitate strategies, in the digital asset sector. Lendingblock is regulated by… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Institutional cryptocurrency exchange LMAX Digital has been approved for a full Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) License by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). LMAX was advised by the law firm Isolas in the licensing process. Receiving a DLT License from Gibraltar requires attestation of robust… Read More

April 16, 2019 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a crypto focused regulated exchange, has selected Kurt Looyens as its Chief Executive Officer, according to a release. Looyens was previously Country Executive for ABN AMRO Bank Spain. Looyens has been with GBX since July 2018 when he joined GBX as… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenise, a UK based security token offering platform which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, has announced the issuance of their first STO – KABN.  The company is a Gibraltar based financial service platform that is developing a suite of financial service products. These… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated digital asset exchange, has added five stablecoins to the Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). These include: Paxos (PAX), Maker (DAI), TrustToken (TUSD), USD Coin (USDC), and Gemini dollar (GUSD) will be trading on the GBX-DAX from Wednesday, March 13th…. Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 5:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Two updates from the Gibraltar Stock Exchange posted today. The first: GSX Group has reportedly successfully deployed a GSX Digital Stock Exchange prototype and a demo bond issuance on the Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS) Network’s Global TestNet. Using DLT, the STACS Network, designed… Read More

February 17, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenise is a trading name of Kession Capital Limited, a company registered in the UK and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is well known for being Fintech innovationtion friendly. In fact, a recent cohort of their regulatory Sandbox included multiple blockchain… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) has listed the Iconiq token “ICNQ” to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). Since the beginning of 2019, GBX-DAX has listed XRP, EOS, TRON, XLM, and now ICNQ. In 2018, GBX-DAX received a full “Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Licence” from the Gibraltar… Read More

January 23, 2019 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a regulated token issuance and digital asset exchange, has announced the addition of TRON (TRX) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). GBX says that TRON has been brought to the GBX-DAX by sponsor firm StratX. The new listing follows the… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 3:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), an institutional-grade, regulated and insured token sale platform and digital asset exchange, has added Ripple (XRP) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX), an exchange created with the high expectations of professional crypto-traders in mind. “Ripple is a major player within… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 12:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro, has been granted a distributed ledger technology (Dlicenseence from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). eToro is a multi-asset trading platform that combines more traditional asset classes such as equities with crypto assets. eToro is regulated in Europe by the… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 1:18 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Gibralter, an, “Offshore tax haven…not exactly known for (its) punctiliousness in punishing companies offering below-board services,” has fined the pre-paid cryptocurrency card provider Wavecrest about $315 000 for “serious” problems with its anti-money laundering/anti-terrorist finance controls, Financial Times Alphaville (FTA) reports. According to FTA, WaveCrest…”once did big… Read More